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The World of Education

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Vassar alumnae/i, faculty, and students embrace the challenges and opportunities of American education everyday. Some are attempting to address the growing gap between resources in well-to-do and poor school districts. Others are investigating alternatives to high-stakes testing—and looking abroad to the highest-performing nations for ideas. Many are examining the impact of technology on learning and asking: Can the technology we’ve come to see as distracting actually help students concentrate? And others are working to increase access to college for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. We present a curated view of the many faces of education.

Alternate Realities in Education

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Technology has changed the tools of the teaching trade dramatically over the past 100 years. But, it’s not just about using the ever-changing technology; it’s about using the technologies that best match the teaching and learning goals.

Distracted Reading in the Digital Age

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Checking email, reading a recent text message, and writing a quick Twitter or Facebook post are some of the myriad ways in which we distract ourselves. Sometimes those distractions come when we're trying to read—for fun or work. So how is this multitasking affecting our ability to learn?

Comparing Education

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American Education is falling behind other countries on several critical measures, despite "high-stakes testing." Professor of education Chris Bjork asks: What can we learn from countries at the top of the lists?

Closing the Opportunity Gap

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Studies show that the stark divide in the resources available to well-funded and low-income school districts is only widening. The college community doesn’t have to look far for a symbol of the nation’s chasm in educational opportunity.